Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Starter Stack AI, how we work with lenders, and what makes us different.
Is Starter Stack AI a lender?
No. Starter Stack AI is an AI engineering company that serves non-bank lenders. We do not originate, fund, or service loans. Our role is to build and deploy automation tooling — document intelligence, risk monitoring, and workflow automation — directly inside lending operations teams.
Who founded Starter Stack AI, and when?
Starter Stack AI was founded in 2025 by Mark Dusseau and Justice Parham. The company was built to solve a specific gap in the market: mid-market non-bank lenders funding $50M–$500M annually need production-grade AI, but don't have the team or timeline to build it in-house.
What does Starter Stack AI cost?
Pricing is tailored to each lender's volume, complexity, and scope. We offer two engagement models: an AI Readiness Assessment (a two-week diagnostic) and Forward Deployed AI (an ongoing monthly subscription with an embedded engineer). Book a call to get a quote specific to your operation.
What results do clients typically see?
Clients consistently achieve 10x underwriting capacity, 99%+ data extraction accuracy, and 60% faster deal cycle times within the first 90 days of deployment. Production deployments happen weekly, with an average time-to-first-deployment of 48 hours.
How is Starter Stack AI different from Ocrolus and Inscribe?
Ocrolus and Inscribe are self-serve document processing SaaS platforms — you sign up, connect your documents, and use their pre-built extraction and fraud detection pipelines. Starter Stack AI is a Forward Deployed AI model: we embed a dedicated AI engineer directly into your operations team who builds custom automation tailored to your specific workflows, data sources, and systems. You own all the code, there is no vendor lock-in, and the tooling evolves with your business every week.